\nThe\nconference \u2018\u2019Conservation and restoration in underwater\narchaeology: experiences, methods and new discoveries\u2019\u2019 is\norganised by the International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in\nZadar (ICUA) in partnership with the University of Zadar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nICUA\nis an independent public institution founded in 2007 in the frame of\nthe Croatian Conservation Institute. In January of 2009 ICUA became a\nseparate legal entity and the same year gained the status of a UNESCO\ncategory II centre pursuant to an international agreement signed\nbetween the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural\nOrganization and the Republic of Croatia. 2016 saw the renewal of the\ninternational agreement between Croatia and UNESCO for the coming\nsix-year period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nThe\nmain purpose of ICUA is to carry out educational activities in field\nof exploration, conservation and restoration of the underwater\ncultural heritage. Through its activity ICUA is also a strong\nproponent of the ratification and implementation of the UNESCO 2001\nConvention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage.\nICUA works in accordance with the principles laid out in the\nConvention and its annex and contributes to expanding opportunities\nin other European and Mediterranean countries. Through its work in\ndeveloping and disseminating the latest methods of investigation in\nunderwater archaeology, conservation and restoration, training and\nthe exchange of knowledge, ICUA has become an important focal point\nfor these activities in this part of Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nICUA\nalso acts as promoter and organiser of regional\/international\nworkshops, conferences and symposiums on underwater archaeology and\ncultural heritage. The Government of the Republic of Croatia\n(Ministry of Culture) provides the necessary funds for the running\ncosts of the Centre, while the funds for accomplishing particular\nprogrammes are raised through different sources, including\ninternational cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ICUA is a member of the UNESCO UNITWIN Network for Underwater Archaeology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zadar\nhas a centuries-old university tradition, the longest in Croatia:\nfollowing the tradition of ecclesiastical education, first mentioned\nin the 10th century, a Dominican higher education institution Studium\ngenerale, later known as the Universitas Iadertina, was founded as\nearly as 14 June 1396. The town of Zadar was not chosen as a\nuniversity centre by chance: at the time, it flourished as the most\nimportant naval point in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, where the seats\nof governmental institutions were situated, including the seat of the\nAustro-Hungarian Ban and the Hungarian-Croatian War Navy. From 1396\nto 1553 (with the interruption from 1481 to 1495 due to the Ottoman\ninvasion) Zadar\u2019s Studium generale was the first university\nconsisting of two faculties, the lower and higher level studies of\nPhilosophy and Theology. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The modern development of higher education in Zadar started in 1955 with passing of the Act on Founding the University of Zagreb’s Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar. The lectures at the newly founded Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar, a division of the University of Zagreb, started in 1956. In 1974, the Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar was affiliated to the University of Split. In 1961, the Pedagogical Academy was also founded (in 1979 it was incorporated into the Faculty of Philosophy), and in 1988 the Teacher Training College was separated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar. The Teacher Training College, together with the faculty of Philosophy, made the basis of the University of Zadar that the Croatian Parliament founded in 2002, or more precisely renewed regarding its 14th century higher education tradition.\u00a0 In 2003, when the formal work of the University of Zadar commenced, 607 years of continuous higher education had passed since the time of the founders:\u00a0 Raimun de Vineis from Capua, the Master of the Dominican Order, and Reverend John of Dyrrachium, the Rector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2002, 46 years after the beginning of its work in 1956, the Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar comprised 16 divisions and 17 different study groups, 6 postgraduate studies, part-time and complementary study programmes with\u00a0 3400 students, 240 employees, out of which 180 teaching staff and associates (including 60 external associates and foreign lecturers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, the University of Zadar is the largest integrated University in the Republic of Croatia, which includes 25 university departments. The University of Zadar cooperates with numerous Croatian and foreign institutions and academic associations, through membership in international organisations and communities, and through cooperative contracts with other universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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